A Texas man who is biking to all four corners of the United States made a pit stop in Upper Sandusky on Monday. Gregory Hook, also known as the Texas Triker, began his journey on April 4, 2018, in Victoria, Texas, and has traveled 6,400 miles thus far while raising money to support veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Awards, elections and family fun highlighted the Wyandot County Farm Bureau’s 2018 annual meeting held recently at Ellis Lake. Continuing President Kayla Weaver presided over elections, resulting in two new members for the board of trustees, Travis Kimmel and Ethan Smalley, as well as Nate Bair and W. Kyle Brown being elected as delegates for next year’s Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Park District will hold its hunting lottery for the Sandusky Wildlife Area, Sears Woods State Nature Preserve and Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve at 7 p.m. Aug. 28. The Sandusky Wildlife Area is located at 2035 River Road, west of Bucyrus.

SYCAMORE — The Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department received a grant for first responders from a Seneca County charity during its meeting on Monday. The non-profit Just for Kids of Seneca County donated $1,700 to the Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of body armor vests, intended to be used during active shooter events as well as other situations which often involve children being needless victims.

The Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District has some big projects looming. The school board discussed future projects that includes resurfacing the track and tennis courts and replacing the boiler at East Elementary. Treasurer Nate Lynch said a new track likely would be financed for between $100,000 and $125,000 per year over the course of 10 years.

CAREY — Carey Village Council on Monday approved an ordinance authorizing and approving Mayor Jennifer Rathburn to enter into a collection services agreement with the city of Findlay Income Tax Administrator Andrew Thomas to allow Thomas to administer, enforce and collect taxes levied by Carey in accordance with two ordinances.

Upper Sandusky City Council approved a pay raise for the mayor’s position during its meeting on Monday. An ordinance authorizing a raise from the current salary of $50,000 to the new salary of $60,000 was given its second reading, passed unanimously and adopted by council.

Because the Upper Sandusky Icebreaker Invitational cross country meet was postponed from today to Wednesday, the farmer’s market scheduled for Wednesday at Harrison Smith Park is canceled.

Kimber Mann pulls back on the make-shift slingshot Saturday afternoon at the Block Party in Harrison Smith Park while playing a live version Angry Birds with a goal to knock down some buildings constructed out of cardboard boxes. The Block Party was hosted by the Apostolic Gospel Church of Upper Sandusky.

A Carey family of four’s home burned Saturday morning, Carey Fire Chief Chad Snyder said. The Carey Fire Department was paged to 811 E. Findlay St., Lot 24, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday and flames were coming out of two rear windows of the trailer home, Snyder said.